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Technologies that make up Dulux exterior paint brand 30 years protecting buildings against harsh weather Vietnam’s weather has significant temperature changes with the mix of seasonal rain and sunshine as well as humid climate, which poses challenges to all paint brands. If houses are not properly protected over time, there will be many emerging problems such as dampness, discolouration, moss, and cracks. Understanding this, Dulux is constantly developing breakthrough products with outstanding protection performance to maintain the long-lasting beauty of the houses. Anti-mould is one of the most important factors to keep the walls bright. Dulux's breakthrough Smart Release technology is designed to give its paint film two times longer protection against fungus and algae attacks than conventional exterior paint. To give walls ultimate protection, Dulux has also launched Powerflexx technology which allows paint film latex stretch as much as six times more than conventional …

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An area covered with ash from the erupted Mount Semeru in East Java province of Indonesia on December 5 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The number of deaths from the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano in Indonesia rose to 34, according to the country’s disaster agency latest report on December 7. Another 17 are still missing. Abdul Muhari, the spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency, said the disaster forced nearly 3,700 people to evacuate and damaged nearly 3,000 houses and 38 schools. Ash spewed from the volcano blanketed Lumajang district in East Java , causing serious air pollution. Residents were advised to stay 5km from the volcano. Rescue work was made difficult by the pyroclastic flow and rains. The 3,600m Semeru Mount is among nearly 130 active volcano s in Indonesia . Earlier, it erupted in January, forcing thousands to flee but causing no casualties./. VNA …

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Illustrative photo Capital increase plan The Saigon Securities Company (SSI) increased its capital to VND9,848 bn in September, through issuance of nearly 218.3 million shares. When these additional shares were put into trading, SSI immediately announced the next capital increase plan. Specifically speaking, SSI will offer upto 497.3 million shares to existing shareholders at a ratio of 2:1, at offering price of VND15,000 per share, equivalent to mobilized value of VND7,460 bn. If successful, SSI charter capital will increase to approximately VND15,000 bn. At this time, the capital amount in SSI will be equivalent to that in a mid-range bank, such as TPB with VND11,700 bn; OCB with VND13,690 bn; HDB with VND19,922 bn; EIB with VND12,355 bn; SSB with VND14,780 bn; and VIB with VND15,530 bn. VNDirect Securities (VND) has also just announced a similar plan to raise capital for the second time with an even larger number of shares than SSI. Accordingly, VND will offer 435 million …

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Local aviation enterprises have again asked for preferential loans to overcome difficulties caused by the pandemic. Domestic airlines have sent another written request to the Ministry of Transport seeking preferential loans to deal with difficulties due to the pandemic (Photo: VNA) The Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA), sent another written request to the Ministry of Transport to propose the Government give airlines preferential loans. VABA Secretary General Bui Doan Ne said in the document: "Since the 4th outbreak of COVID-19, local airlines are in a dangerous situation as their revenue has decreased by 80 to 90 percent, cash flow is seriously falling and the accumulated financial and asset resources of the firms are exhausted." Reports from local airlines all showed that they needed help to solve difficulties in capital. In this case, VABA asked MoT to consider, approve and make a proposal to the Government and the National …

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